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Recognised as Colour

#2B2718

  • #2B2718
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B2718 is a yellow with RGB values 43, 39, 24 and HSL 47°, 28%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B2718#2B2718
HEX#2B2718
RGBrgb(43, 39, 24)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0.1529, 0.0941
RGB percentages16.9%, 15.3%, 9.4%
HSLhsl(47.4, 28.4%, 13.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 44.2%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.3%, 44.2%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,828,056
CSS custom property--colour: #2B2718;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness38.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.93:1
Contrast with white14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#D4D8E7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2617no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B2819no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2E2523no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.7Dim grey · ΔE 30.7Dark olivegreen · ΔE 37.7Gray · ΔE 39.4Slate grey · ΔE 42.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#181C2B
Analogous#2B1D18, #262B18
Triadic#182B27, #27182B
Split complementary#18262B, #1D182B
Tetradic#182B1D, #181C2B, #2B1826

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A99B66
Lighter +30%#8D804F
Lighter +20%#6C623D
Lighter +10%#4C452A
Darker −10%#0A0906
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#332C10
Less saturated −25%#232220

Channel breakdown

R43
G39
B24
Red43 (16.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue24 (9.4%)
Hue47.37°
Saturation (HSL)28.36%
Lightness13.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 27 · B 18

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